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Storytelling in the museum - imagine that!

Find out how we're celebrating National Family Week and Refugee Week, and preparing for the opening of a new gallery.

One of the most innovative and exciting new spaces in the transformed National Museum of Scotland is the Imagine gallery. This family gallery will give young children a chance to create their own stories, pictures and models, all inspired by real objects from around the world.

Within Imagine will be a Story Place, where families can explore the ways in which stories are made and how they are told.

In preparation for the opening of Imagine, National Museums Scotland is holding two weekend-long storytime events. The first will be held on the weekend of 5-6 June, in conjunction with National Family Week, and will tell stories inspired by animals in our collection. The second will be held as part of Refugee Week, on 20 June, and takes the theme of Travelling Tales. 

Visitors will hear stories from professional storyteller Heather Yule and have the chance to explore Storybags, created by Family Learning and Refugee groups alongside members of the National Museums Scotland Community Engagement team. These groups have also worked with Heather to create their own stories, which Heather will tell in addition to traditional Scottish folk tales.

You can find out more about these events here.